List of people from Jacksonville, Florida

The city of Jacksonville, Florida, has been home to many notable people, groups, and organizations. Those listed may have been born or raised in Jacksonville, been influenced by the city while living, working or retiring there, or lived in a nearby suburb, such as Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns, Amelia Island or Orange Park.

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Politics

Listed chronologically by year of birth:

  • Zephaniah Kingsley (1765–1843), major slaveholder and owner of Kingsley Plantation
  • Isaiah Hart (1792–1861), plantation owner and founder of Jacksonville
  • Ossian B. Hart (1821–1874), 10th governor of Florida 1873–1874 and Florida Supreme Court Justice[1]
  • Francis P. Fleming (1841–1908), 15th governor of Florida 1889–1893
  • Napoleon B. Broward (1857–1910), 19th governor of Florida 1905–1909; Jacksonville Sheriff 1888–1894
  • Duncan U. Fletcher (1859–1936), two-term mayor of Jacksonville and U.S. Senator 1909–1936
  • Claude L'Engle (1868–1919), United States Representative from Florida
  • St. Elmo W. Acosta (1875–1947), city commissioner, state legislator and parks commissioner
  • Eartha M. M. White (1876–1974), African-American philanthropist and humanitarian
  • Ion Farris (1878–1934), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and member of the Florida Senate
  • John W. Martin (1884–1958), former Jacksonville mayor and 24th governor of Florida 1921–1925
  • A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979), African-American civil rights activist
  • Emory H. Price (1899–1976), U.S. Representative from Florida
  • Fuller Warren (1905–1973), 30th governor of Florida 1949–1953
  • Charles Edward Bennett (1910–2003), U.S. representative from 2nd/3rd congressional district 1949–93
  • W. Haydon Burns (1912–1987), 35th governor of Florida 1965–1967; Jacksonville mayor 1949–1965
  • Dorcas Drake (1916–1993), Duval County judge and philanthropist
  • Jerry E. Hinshaw (1917–2003), Arkansas state representative from 1981 to 1996; worked for Ralston-Purina in Jacksonville after World War II
  • Alan Stephenson Boyd (born 1922), the first United States Secretary of Transportation
  • Ed Austin (1926–2011), former mayor of Jacksonville
  • Willye Dennis (1926–2012), Florida House of Representatives: 15th District 1992–2009
  • Edward L. Howard (1926–2011), Pennsylvania State Senator: 10th District 1971–1986
  • Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926–2011), 36th governor of Florida 1967–1971
  • Lou Ritter (1926–2010), former mayor of Jacksonville
  • Hans Tanzler (1927–2013), former mayor of Jacksonville
  • Don Davis (1931–2008), city council president, Florida legislator and civic leader
  • Lou Frost (1931–2008), lawyer and public defender 1968–2005
  • Maurice M. Paul (1932–2016), United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Judge
  • Don Fuqua (born 1933), U.S. representative from 9th/2nd congressional district 1963–87
  • Jake Godbold (born 1934), former mayor of Jacksonville
  • Frank F. Ledford, Jr. (born 1934), former Surgeon General of the Army (U.S.)
  • MaVynee Betsch (1935–2005), black activist and environmentalist for American Beach
  • Bill Birchfield (1935–2016), state legislator 1970–1974, lawyer, civic leader
  • Tom Slade, Jr. (1936–2014), legislator, lobbyist, businessman
  • James E. King (1939–2009), State Representative 1986–1999; State Senator 1999–2009
  • Harry Shorstein (born 1941), lawyer and State Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit 1991–2008
  • Tillie K. Fowler (1942–2005), U.S. representative: 4th congressional district 1993–2001; Jacksonville City Council: 1985–1992
  • Nat Glover (born 1943), first African-American sheriff of Jacksonville, 1995–2003
  • Ander Crenshaw (born 1944), State Representative 1972–1978; State Senator 1986–1994; U.S. Representative: 4th congressional district 2001–2008+
  • Mike Blouin (born 1945), U.S. Representative for Iowa's Second Congressional District
  • Tommy Hazouri (born 1945), former Jacksonville mayor and current Duval school board member
  • Corrine Brown (born 1946), U.S. representative
  • John Rutherford (born 1952), Sheriff of Jacksonville 2004–2015, U.S. Congressman 2017-present
  • Angela Corey (born 1954), lawyer and State Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit 2009–2012
  • John Delaney (born 1956), former mayor of Jacksonville and former president of the University of North Florida
  • Randy Brinson (born 1957), gastroenterologist and Christian right activist
  • Thom Tillis (born 1960), U.S. Senator
  • Alvin Brown (born 1961), first African-American mayor of Jacksonville 2011–2015
  • John Peyton (born 1964), Jacksonville mayor 2004–2011
  • Stephen Meeks (born 1970), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives; former Jacksonville resident; brother of David Meeks
  • David Meeks (born 1972), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Conway, Arkansas; former Jacksonville resident
  • Ron DeSantis (born 1978), U.S. representative from Florida's 6th Congressional District, current governor of Florida

Notable people

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Athletes

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Entertainers

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Musicians and composers

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Bands

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References
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